The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-29
Items from the Courts.

CAR-BREAKER CONVICTED.
In the Criminal Court yesterday, James Col
den was sentenced to two years in the peniten
tiary for breaking into l., B. & W. freight
car loaded with merchandise
BERNHAMER's MOTION ovERRULED.
Judge Taylor yesterday morning overruled
motion for new trial for W. F. A Bernhamer
who objected to the Judgment taken against
him for 5000 last week. He was surety for Sag
alowsky; the junk dealer, who left the city on
the eve of his trial
CHANGE OF VENUE.
James Benning, arrested by Detective Thorn
ton and Captain Campbell. three weeks ago, was
brought back here from Hendricks county yes
terday for trial. He said that he could not get
justice in that county, where there was so much
prejudice against him, and he asked for a
change Of venue. Judge Ayres disappointed
him by sending the case to Judge Irwin.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Early in February Abraham Cohen was cross
ing Washington street. on Illinois. when a hack
and team in charge Of an employe of Foltz &
Cook ran over him, injuring him seriously.
Yesterday he brought suit against the firm
asking for 1000 damages. The accident, he
| claims. was through no fault of his, for he at
| tempted to get out of the way of the horses.
| He says the driver almost drove his team onto
| the sidewalk to reach him.
THE LIQUOR CASES BEFoRE THE MAYOR.
| When the liquor cases were called before May
OF Denny, yesterday, Chris Michel said that the
| attorney who advised him to try the new plan
| of selling beer on Sunday could not be at court,
and asked postponement His request was
| granted and the will up tomorrow.
| Fred Ilg pleaded guilty to having sold beer on
[! Sunday and was fined $40 and costs. Adam
hearing the testimony, the Mayor took his decis-
| ion under Amusement until this morning.
LESSEE WANTS DAMAGES.
Eliza Kerwin owns a farm Of eighty acres
| near West Newton which she lets under lease
by the year. The 1st of January she rented to
William A. Hoeke, who wanted it for garden
purposes After he had been there a couple of
| months. making arrangements for the seasons
work, Mrs. Kerwin, it is charged complained
| that he was incompetent to manage the farm as
| she wished to have it managed. She worried
| him so, it is alleged, that he was compelled to
| move away. Hoeke has brought suit for dam
| ages.
| LITIGATION ABOUT A BURIAL LOT.
Ten years ago Alfred j. Rocker purchased a
burial lot in GreeElawn Cemetery. After his
wife's remains were placed there, George Grein-
steiner, the undertaken, without permission,
burieda body on that part of the lot Mr.. Rocker
had reserved for himself. Greinstener refused
to remove the body. and Rocker entered suit
| against him for S., 900 damages The case was
set for trial before Judge Taylor yesterday but
| in the morning the undertaken agreed to remove
the Objectionable body, and the suit was dis
missed.
| LONG SENTENCE
John A. Push, who decoyed to the woods the
little daughter of John Grav. pleaded guilty be-
fore Mayor Denny yesterday, and was at once
taken before Judge Irwin, who sentenced him to
eight years in the penitentiary. He made no
protest against this severe punishm ent The
only person appearing in his behalf was his
father who admitted that the accused when
drinking liquor, lis devil at home and away
In 1884 Pr Oh received three years sentence
for SINH ar crime, upon Elizabeth Alben, a
niney earold girl
SENTENCED FOR FORGERY.
Judge Irwin yesterday sentenced James Ger
lish to three years Imprisonment in the peni
Tertiary for forgery. Gerish is seventeen years
of age and the son Of merchant at Maysvlle
Fowler, this State. to work on farm for a rela
tive At Cincinnati he fell in with a former &C.
quaintance who he says, induced him to present
the paper that got him into trouble. The friend
according to the prisone g story made out two
checks, each for S29, ons bearing the name OF
Charles F. Reynolds and the other that OF F. NJ.
| Talbot That was done here. aud together they
visited the Indiana National Bank. where Ger
, fish offered of the checks. The bank off
Gals saw that it had been forged. and notified
the officers, who arrested him. He admitted
that he presented the check. knowing it had beer
! forged.